Figures for each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and Humberside region are not available. However, the following tables show the number of mortgage and landlord possession orders made in each county court within Yorkshire and Humberside Government office region.
The civil procedure rules state that all claims for the repossession of land must be commenced in the district in which the land is situated. However, county courts in the Yorkshire and Humberside Government office region may cover areas other than the parliamentary constituencies of this region. Therefore not all possession actions at these courts necessarily relate to Yorkshire and Humber constituencies.
Court level statistics on mortgage and landlord repossession actions from 1987 to 2007 are available on the Ministry of Justice website at:
http://www.iustice.gov.uk/publications/mortgatelandlord possession.htm
These figures do not indicate how many homes have actually been repossessed. Repossessions can occur without a court order being made, while not all court orders result in repossession.
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Barnsley 319 375 417 500 392 331 274 248 315 230 342 Bradford 761 942 1,171 1,665 1,182 996 864 870 967 782 987 Bridlington* 32 27 114 120 110 106 91 103 107 79 — Dewsbury 418 339 471 767 526 402 361 423 371 347 426 Doncaster 564 478 594 826 571 445 482 471 560 541 652 Goole* 66 50 91 135 96 82 97 122 76 — — Grimsby 562 447 954 1,028 649 505 436 486 477 470 512 Halifax 468 290 394 649 551 390 425 370 372 338 368 Harrogate 0 113 244 407 338 249 184 200 184 157 163 Huddersfield 223 198 382 442 457 341 331 370 334 307 414 Keighley 173 174 296 372 268 206 210 169 168 154 223 Kingston-upon-Hull 596 750 904 1,268 822 721 720 640 685 589 743 Leeds 807 903 1,068 1,463 1,146 937 831 761 896 816 903 Otley* 77 62 119 188 129 124 101 83 — — — Pontefract 287 241 311 423 286 276 276 242 250 247 264 Rotherham 448 346 523 675 483 413 325 289 345 231 337 Scarborough 128 101 177 271 198 137 129 149 117 140 359 Scunthorpe 159 171 359 455 285 231 239 215 243 364 224 Sheffield 492 664 889 1,211 847 810 632 543 562 533 600 Skipton 72 79 104 175 127 113 93 125 119 92 107 Thorne* 72 68 90 163 102 63 — — — — — Wakefield 253 194 257 366 259 223 160 191 171 173 217 York 327 368 505 577 456 346 358 332 330 291 368 Yorkshire and Humber GOR 7,304 7,380 10,434 14,146 10,280 8,447 7,619 7,402 7,649 6,881 8,209 Other HMCS North East region 4283 3,894 4,243 5,952 5,192 3,969 3,236 3,264 3,493 3,015 4,298 HMCS North East region total 11,587 11,274 14,677 20,098 15,472 12,416 10,855 10,666 11,142 9,896 12,507
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Jan-Sep)2 Barnsley 348 314 247 263 220 255 407 521 615 570 Bradford 1,105 1,000 927 802 770 763 1,099 1,235 1,437 1,342 Bridlington* — — — — — — — — — — Dewsbury 481 391 370 300 293 363 552 671 735 698 Doncaster 702 652 616 514 458 550 847 1,195 1,389 1,087 Goole* — — — — — — — — — — Grimsby 555 495 429 399 333 405 630 670 749 599 Halifax 466 351 340 280 252 304 419 510 585 529 Harrogate 187 164 155 118 133 156 233 232 205 160 Huddersfield 424 363 319 272 240 289 446 533 545 543 Keighley 227 187 153 142 145 155 213 241 308 264 Kingston-upon-Hull 800 704 632 534 529 579 833 1,011 1,181 956 Leeds 843 773 743 678 661 708 1,078 1,258 1,520 1,328 Otley* — — — — — — — — — — Pontefract 298 266 230 206 197 255 475 534 617 572 Rotherham 436 381 302 277 258 284 484 615 704 672 Scarborough 255 225 244 151 156 195 292 350 441 359 Scunthorpe 284 219 246 217 212 240 380 448 484 450 Sheffield 632 625 536 481 478 509 863 997 1,181 972 Skipton 99 76 95 67 63 51 85 105 133 105 Thorne* — — — — — — — — — — Wakefield 266 232 189 149 166 204 342 373 418 364 York 388 341 300 240 303 291 405 463 510 440 Yorkshire and Humber GOR 8,796 7,759 7,073 6,090 5,867 6,556 10,083 11,962 13,757 12,010 Other HMCS North East region 3,964 3,958 3,463 3,245 3,055 3,441 5,540 7,079 8,061 7,028 HMCS North East region total 12,760 11,717 10,536 9,335 8,922 9,997 15,623 19,041 21,818 19,038 1 Mortgage data include all types of lender. 2 Figures for the latest year are provisional. * County court closed or merged with other county courts. Source: Ministry of Justice
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Barnsley 218 199 242 407 337 292 285 240 249 166 182 Bradford 241 313 716 1048 970 1141 561 639 821 771 967 Bridlington* 37 32 93 111 77 111 82 99 98 53 — Dewsbury5 287 179 378 521 588 516 261 344 276 307 448 Doncaster 313 335 415 589 548 343 328 362 428 476 507 Goole* 52 21 69 118 101 78 86 114 73 — — Grimsby 391 379 546 824 579 522 457 362 516 319 582 Halifax5 249 225 442 565 469 294 279 389 384 282 341 Harrogate5 26 87 112 254 330 213 142 195 148 123 144 Huddersfield 109 100 362 451 548 296 321 277 338 277 343 Keighley5 134 102 208 283 247 181 148 149 164 115 166 Kingston-upon-Hull 430 421 547 1,400 556 538 476 390 531 378 779 Leeds 726 350 531 1,101 854 759 463 497 684 752 707 Otley* 47 42 66 142 94 95 66 71 — — — Pontefract5 211 137 221 311 264 189 192 168 138 216 295 Rotherham5 314 236 336 503 426 333 236 304 299 306 392 Scarborough 75 68 125 173 170 128 92 132 85 127 185 Scunthorpe5 114 110 241 277 272 196 237 155 263 158 194 Sheffield 497 324 545 797 649 517 285 497 389 398 516 Skipton 54 53 71 123 127 107 56 73 75 84 88 Thorne* 36 33 52 132 91 81 — — — — — Wakefield5 247 114 162 259 232 186 147 132 190 221 177 York 238 193 314 455 405 316 274 237 253 258 355 Yorkshire and Humber GOR 5,046 4,053 6,794 10,844 8,934 7,432 5,474 5,826 6,402 5,787 7,368 Other HMCS North East region 3,112 2,521 3,011 4,815 5,309 4,361 3,553 3,129 3,202 2,551 3,469 HMCS North East region total 8,158 6,574 9,805 15,659 14,243 11,793 9,027 8,955 9,604 8,338 10,837
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Jan-Sep)2 Barnsley 278 251 198 188 148 160 268 351 435 423 Bradford 814 769 732 590 543 500 679 825 935 987 Bridlington* — — — — — — — — — — Dewsbury5 426 323 325 230 197 256 336 497 — — Doncaster 380 523 465 376 324 331 540 819 982 882 Goole* — — — — — — — — — — Grimsby 281 385 390 271 223 236 431 515 524 498 Halifax5 380 270 297 198 193 161 274 362 — — Harrogate5 127 128 115 77 63 90 157 169 — — Huddersfield 322 278 274 178 163 174 317 385 370 376 Keighley5 172 164 101 115 83 91 127 169 — — Kingston-upon-Hull 703 553 508 414 353 390 559 705 835 688 Leeds 684 611 600 437 448 410 682 876 1,049 997 Otley* — — — — — — — — — — Pontefract5 260 197 190 137 156 159 276 375 — — Rotherham5 347 297 262 189 185 191 304 431 — — Scarborough 219 152 187 106 88 119 184 227 309 289 Scunthorpe5 218 152 233 158 145 150 250 335 — — Sheffield 496 451 359 299 295 303 446 738 803 734 Skipton 72 64 66 46 42 41 52 73 95 92 Thorne* — — — — — — — — — — Wakefield5 172 167 157 119 97 157 199 297 — — York 299 267 221 139 172 172 268 333 338 298 Yorkshire and Humber GOR 6,650 6,002 5,680 4,267 3,918 4,091 6,349 8,482 — — Other HMCS North East region 3,305 3,216 2,935 2,249 2,088 2,145 3,290 5,128 — — HMCS North East region total 9,955 9,218 8,615 6,516 6,006 6,236 9,639 13,610 15,087 13,178 Notes: 1 Mortgage data include all types of lender. 2 Figures for the latest year are provisional. 3 The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession immediately. This entitles the claimant to apply for a warrant to have the defendant evicted. However, even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction. 4 Includes outright and suspended orders, the latter being where the court grants the claimant possession but suspends the operation of the order. Provided the defendant complies with the terms of suspension, which usually require the defendant to pay the current mortgage or rent instalments plus some of the accrued arrears, the possession order cannot be enforced. 5 The rollout of the Possession Claim On-Line (PCOL) system in late 2006 has affected the availability of court-level data. Only those county courts who do not have direct on site access to PCOL were affected. Consequently, upward adjustment has been made to estimate the effects of missing data. The figures for these courts are adjusted at HMCS regional level. * County court closed or merged with other county courts. Source: Ministry of Justice
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Barnsley 472 368 498 378 420 379 577 427 595 448 Bradford 1,085 731 1,166 940 1,251 944 1,202 872 949 761 Dewsbury5 658 538 691 610 710 637 672 523 819 654 Doncaster 904 752 759 707 817 699 1,085 889 1,077 917 Grimsby 304 171 312 167 263 218 384 277 427 312 Halifax5 395 310 463 325 452 308 569 386 626 442 Harrogate5 215 185 210 178 215 164 179 145 181 119 Huddersfield 557 492 551 484 648 532 683 543 687 550 Keighley5 169 122 152 128 155 138 153 121 131 100 Kingston-upon-Hull 1,691 944 1,699 862 1,544 938 2,534 1,654 2,025 1,208 Leeds 1,306 1,110 2,078 1,508 2,862 2,587 2,056 1,831 1,155 767 Pontefract5 288 258 354 317 306 274 287 246 247 219 Rotherham5 394 325 529 348 757 606 774 658 795 614 Scarborough 442 300 402 289 443 339 371 300 357 286 Scunthorpe5 574 276 622 374 533 511 532 422 492 429 Sheffield 2,664 1,704 2,271 1,601 2,321 1,553 2,808 2,245 2,334 1,592 Skipton 47 32 62 53 70 66 78 57 95 69 Wakefield5 268 216 256 266 279 258 267 180 286 245 York 758 605 739 558 689 554 838 632 711 521 Yorkshire and Humber GOR 13,191 9,439 13,814 10,093 14,735 11,705 16,049 12,408 13,989 10,253 Other HMCS North East region 9,042 6,674 8,387 6,705 7,915 6,182 8,959 6,733 8,819 6,521 HMCS North East region total 22,233 16,113 22,201 16,798 22,650 17,887 25,008 19,141 22,808 16,774
Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Claims issued Orders made Barnsley 585 454 688 498 744 536 600 509 423 382 Bradford 1,039 920 1,020 843 934 791 790 595 401 355 Dewsbury5 789 596 720 605 461 378 552 — 394 — Doncaster 1,034 903 814 764 876 719 809 769 592 580 Grimsby 469 364 361 309 424 322 483 536 310 264 Halifax5 495 414 494 377 485 333 449 — 274 — Harrogate5 172 125 174 141 184 148 143 — 150 — Huddersfield 655 533 725 530 603 478 612 489 393 414 Keighley5 148 108 172 153 166 139 169 — 56 — Kingston-upon-Hull 1,520 948 1,448 1,066 1,700 1,122 1,359 1,036 914 714 Leeds 1,496 1,060 1,583 1,181 1,215 1,134 1,163 1,002 872 941 Pontefract5 399 312 321 281 310 261 277 — 205 — Rotherham5 819 659 614 456 795 594 556 — 321 — Scarborough 327 229 330 293 360 281 309 285 227 200 Scunthorpe5 418 364 389 337 384 309 357 — 294 — Sheffield 2,486 1,823 2,294 1,724 2,048 1,368 2,012 1,779 1,451 1,671 Skipton 73 62 95 74 59 58 71 55 39 34 Wakefield5 358 347 218 175 282 239 279 — 190 — York 872 588 754 525 677 571 642 513 404 292 Yorkshire and Humber GOR 14,154 10,809 13,214 10,332 12,707 9,781 11,632 — 7,910 — Other HMCS North East region 9,512 6,495 8,244 6,070 8,855 6,120 8,022 — 5,393 — HMCS North East region total 23,666 17,304 21,458 16,402 21,562 15,901 19,654 15,756 13,303 10,981 1 Landlord possession data include all types of landlord whether social or private. 2 Figures for the latest year are provisional. 3 Landlord actions include those made under both standard and accelerated procedures. Landlord actions via the accelerated procedure enable the orders to be made solely on the basis of written evidence and shorthold tenancies, when the fixed period of tenancy has come to an end. 4 Includes outright and suspended orders, the latter being where the court grants the claimant possession but suspends the operation of the order. Provided the defendant complies with the terms of suspension, which usually require the defendant to pay the current mortgage or rent instalments plus some of the accrued arrears, the possession order cannot be enforced. 5 The rollout of the Possession Claim On-Line (PCOL) system in late 2006 has affected the availability of court-level data. Only those county courts who do not have direct on site access to PCOL were affected. Consequently, upward adjustment has been made to estimate the effects of missing data. The figures for these courts are adjusted at HMCS regional level. Notes: The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession immediately. This entitles the claimant to apply for a warrant to have the defendant evicted. However, even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction. Court level data are not available for all landlord possession actions prior to 1999. Source: Ministry of Justice